Combined wardrobe and disinfecting-cabinet.



PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908.

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PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. A. S. HITGHGOGK. COMBINED WARDROBE ANDDISINFEGTIN G CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1908.

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In t r Attorney QM UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

COMBINED WARISROBE AND DISINFEGTING-CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed January 3, 1908. Serial No. 409,152.

To all whom it'may concern:

Be it known that I, ANNA S. HITCHCOOK,

citizen" of the United States, residing at Franklin, in the county ofVenango and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certam new and usefulImprovements in Combined Wardrobe and Disinfecting-Cabinets,

of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

The object, construction and utility of my invention are herein setforth, reference bemg had to the accompanying drawings which form a parthereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a erspective view of my improved combineifward-robe anddisinfecting cabinet. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through the up er andlower portions of same, the interme iate portion of the cabinet beingbroken away. Fig. 3 is a detail.

. The same reference letters indicate identical parts in the severalviews.

The object of my invention is to provide a collapsible wardrobe andcabinet, which may,

when necessity arises, be also used as a disin fectin cabinet, and onewhich may be easily move from place to lace, and for this urpose be soconstructed as to be foldable into a small parcel. a

The construction of my combined wardrobe and disinfecting cabinet issubstantially as follows.

From any suitable fabric, I construct a cabinet, 1, of any suitable sizeand sha e, though preferably about five feet in heig t,

three feet in width and eighteen inches'in depth, and in the-front ofthe cabinet I form an access or door opening 2 which is closed by asuitable curtain closure 3, which is se-.

curely attaghedby one of its edges, preferably the top edge, to thefabric of the cabinet, immediately above the access opening.

Attached to and projectin outward from the face of the cabinet, an inclose proximity to the edges of openin 2, are a number of evenly-spacedmetallic oops or staples 4: Approximate to the edge of the curtain isformed a number of correspondingly-s aced e elets 5 for the reception ofsaid stap es; a s ort distance from the edges of opening 2 at the sidesand bottom thereof, I attach flaps, 6, 6, 6, with their free edgesdisposed toward said opening 2, and in said flaps I also form. theeyelets 7 adapted to the reception of said sta les.

en curtain 3 is to be secured in the edge of the curtain and eyelets 7are drawn over the staples 4 and a lace 8 is then passed through therojecting end of the staple, thus holdin t e curtain firmly in theclosed position an forming a fumeroof and mothroof joint, which reventst e escape of the umes of the disin'ectant or the entrance of moths.

Upon the interior of the cabinet I provide a. number of shelves 9, 9,which are made in the form of pockets, and attached to the back of thecabinet, through which is an opening into each shelf or ocket. pocketsmay be any width, om the full width of the cabinet to any fractionthereof; the opening into each ocket extends the fiill width thereof. Aslielf is put in readi- 7O Said ness for use by inserting a rectangularframe with eyelets 14, whichreceive the staples 15;

a lace 16, assing through said staples secures said aps firmly in theclosed position.

This construction is substantially that by i which the curtain 3 issecured in the closed position.

A removable frame or stretcher 17 is laced in the bottom of the cabinetto hol it proper shape, and at the top of the cabinet I provide a pocket24 for the reception of a stretcher 25, which holds the top of thecabinet in shape. I

Rings18 are provided at each top corner of the cabinet for the purposeof suspending ilzolie cabinet from the ceiling or any 0t support. i

rames 10,a small portion of which s shown in Fig. 3, are composedpreferably of tubing 19, joined at the respective corners by an elbow20, in such a manner that the frame may be easily taken apart.

- A hole 21 is provided through the bottom of the cabinet, which isoutside with a screw col 23 for the purpose of disinfectin the interiorand contents of the cabinet. aid opening rovided upon the l ar 22, intowhich may be; screwed a formaldehyde generator -21 is preferablyprovided with a fine Wire netting to prevent moths from entering thesame when the generator is not in place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1., In an article of the class specified, a cabinetcomposed of a suitable fabric, there being a door opening in one side ofsaid cabinet, staples secured to said fabric at three sides of saidopening and approximate to the edges thereof, a curtain closure for saidopening secured by one of its edges, to the fabric of said cabinetapproximate to one side of said opening, there being eyelets insaid'curtain positioned and adapted to receive said staples, flapsadapted to overlap the free edges of said curtain when the same is in aclosed position, there being eyelets through said flaps adapted toreceive said staples, a lace adapted to pass through said eyelets forthe purpose set forth, and means whereby said cabinet may be suspendedfrom a suitable support.

2. In an article of the class specified, a cabinet composed of asuitable fabric, removable stretehers located at the top and bottom ofsaid cabinet, shelf-pockets attached to one wall of said cabinet uponthe interior thereof, there being openings through said wall into saidshelf-pockets, in combination with frames or stretchers adapted to entersaid pockets, means for securing said frames in said pockets, and meanswhereby said shelves may be secured in a horizontal position, for thepurpose set forth.

3. In a device of the class s )ecified, a cabinet composed of a suitablefa rie, there being a door opening on one side of said cabinet, staplessecured to said fabric approximate to three sides of said opening, acurtain closure for said opening, secured by one of its edges to thefabric of said cabinet approximate to one side of said opening, therebeing eyelets through said curtain adapted and positioned to receivesaid staples, flaps adapted to overlap the edges of said curtain whenthe same is in the closed position, there being eyelets through saidflaps also adapted to receive said staples, a lace adapted to passthrough said eyelets, for the purpose set forth, means whereby saidcabinet may be suspended, in combination with a disinfect ant generatoradapted to be attached to the bottom of said cabinet, for the purposeset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANNA S. HITCHCOOK Witnesses:

HOMER R. BLAIR, E. C. SMITH.

